John Mahoney

John Mahoney Net Worth

John Mahoney net worth and salary: John Mahoney was an English-born/American actor who had a net worth of $16 million at the time of his death in 2018. Born in Blackpool UK, Mahoney acquired his net worth from portraying various roles on the stage, films and TV. Mahoney was the seventh of eight children. His father was a baker and his mother was a housewife. The family was evacuated to Blackpool during World War II as their first home in Manchester damaged during heavy bombings. The family moved back to Manchester after WWII ended. John moved to the United States with his older sister Vera who met and married an American GI from Illinois during the war. John briefly studied at Quincy University before joining the US Army to speed up his citizenship process. He received his citizenship in 1959. He worked as an English teacher at Western Illinois University and as an editor of a medical journal. Mahoney took a gamble when he quit his day job to pursue a career in acting. With the encouragement of John Malkovich, he joined the Steppenwolf Theatre. Mahoney's gamble paid off as he went on to win the Clarence Derwent Award for Most Promising Male Actor. He also scooped up a Tony Award for Best Actor for his performance in the House of Blues Leaves. Despite his undeniable success in the theater world, Mahoney would eventually become world-renowned by playing the role of Martin Crane on the hit comedy Frasier. For his performance as the brash father of Frasier and Niles Crane, Mahoney received numerous Golden Globe and Emmy nominations. He appeared in 263 of the show's 264 episodes which ran over 11 seasons and has become a mainstay of syndication. After Frasier, Mahoney continued to be a regular on TV, films and on the stage. He made guest appearances on TV series ER and In Treatment and he was also featured in the 2007 comedy Dan in Real Life. Mahoney was also an award-winning voice actor, providing his voice for The Simpsons and the 1998 animated film, Antz. John Mahoney died on February 4, 2018 at the age of 77.